New York (Potentially) Gets a $100,000,000 Night Club

How much does it cost to create New York’s next place that is all over Instagram that you can’t figure out how to get into? And try and fight the reservation gods for? Apparently, $100 million gets you the building.

• The gossip: London-based club operator Caprice Holdings has purchased the historic Herring Building at 675 Hudson Street for $100 million, with plans to replicate Annabel’s — London’s famously exclusive private members’ club.

There’s just one catch: The project still needs approval from New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission before construction can begin…. I kind of think they are the ones we need to be paying attention to. Not the omakase influencers.

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This week’s issue also includes…

• Why is New York attracting people who only want to live in refrigerators?

• New York is quietly offering seniors rent discounts. Most don’t know it exists.

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @foxe@pompeiia.co

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• Turns out murder isn’t always a dealbreaker. A serial killer’s house just found a buyer. We know where — and for how much.

• A whopping 57,000 rent-stabilized apartments sat vacant across New York in 2025 — all while a third of adults under 35 live with roommates. Give the kids somewhere to get laid, shall we?

• Even as the NYC market soars, Mariah Carey can’t get her $27,000,000 apartment sold. We found the Reddit page dedicated to finding out why.

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

Would you pay $700,000 for a house that probably housed 17 murders?

What has $2.5 billion in sales, 85 floors, and a cracking infrastructure? The Finger to the Proletariat — aka the building colloquially known as 432 Park Ave.

• Famed serial killer, Rifkin grew up in the 1951-built two-story suburban home. It’s well documented that he murdered some victims in the basement and used the garage to store bodies.

• You think that would scare off some buyers — not in this market.

• According to Compass and Zillow, the home went into contract earlier this week for around $700,000.

Best of luck to the new owners. We recommend skipping the basement.

The house for sale.

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Today’s Gossip:

• A $160 million facelift? Even Billionaires’ Row can’t afford bad work. One of Manhattan’s most famous towers is literally shedding concrete onto the street

• The Upper West Side is officially New York’s most overpriced neighborhood. We have thoughts. And concerns. Most of the bacon, egg and cheeses aren’t that good. (But we know one we’d pay big $ for).

• The Plaza isn’t just for tourists anymore. Here’s what it’ll cost to actually live like Eloise.

• Are Brooklyn’s art elite cashing out? Which French artist just listed his Brooklyn townhouse?

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

The Finger to the Proletariat Cracks —

What has $2.5 billion in sales, 85 floors, and a cracking infrastructure? The Finger to the Proletariat — aka the building colloquially known as 432 Park Ave.

• This building, overlooking Central Park, is home to celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez, and Saudi royalty.

• Yet, it is built so POORLY it is literally raining down chunks of concrete onto the poor tourists on Central Park South. (Like NYC needs more litter!

• Worse, the infrastructure flaws were known years before they occurred.

  A renovation of $160 million is needed to make the building safe. Or as safe as it can be.

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• “Extremely dangerous situation” — and it’s not the emotional availability of NYC men. What Big-Pharama building is on the verge of collapse?

• What new downtown longevity club is charging $60,000? (A year.)

• Only in New York can you find a $10,000,000 house facing a brick wall and no central AC. See what Brooklyn townhome nearly crossed eight figures.

• Plus what celebrity home sold within a week?

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

CONCRETE FALLING —

GOSSIP (!!) ‘‘Midtown’’s sagging — and not just in culture — but in structural support. MetroLoft took out $700 million dollars to renovate the old Pfizer building into condos.

Instead, 42nd St is on the verge of collapse. Not exactly the luxury rental marketing campaign the company had in mind.

SEVERAL sagging floors and two support columns were found buckling by police in the old Pfizer building. Bricks have been falling off the building.

• New Yorkers are being told to stay away.

• The project is being led by David Werner and Nathan Berman’s MetroLoft Management.

• The pair secured a $700 million construction loan from Madison Realty Capital, a record amount for a residential conversion project in New York.

• The plan was to convert it into approximately 1,500 rental units/residential condos.

• If the floors are sagging, where did the $700 million investment go?

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• Do-gooder or criminal (depending on who you are talking to) William Duker is selling his Tribeca penthouse for $59.5 million. Is he hiding something else? We investigate.

• Now New York City is preparing to implement a new tax on pieds-à-terre worth $5 million or more. It’s created a market that celebrates a $177,500 a month rental. Will it raise the rents for the rest of us?

• Is Bushwich dead? A rare Far Rockaway loft—and (possibly) the vibey-est taco spot just around the corner — makes a compelling case for leaving the faux-artists behind.

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

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• AI isn’t only taking writing jobs. It’s also seizing office space. Meanwhile, NY State is offering generous tax cuts — we know how much — for the promise of jobs. We have the details.

• The real star of Lena Dunham’s memoir — the sex stud Adam Driver — moved. We know where — and for how much. See the Brooklyn building that real Hollywood is obsessed with.

• And Meg Ryan is selling her Hamptons home. The pool is to die for — but we wouldn’t expect anything else. If she leaves the Hamptons, we’ll have what she’s having. Want to take a peek?

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

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• Angelina Jolie and her five children toured a $22 million penthouse — in the same building where someone still pays just $750/month in rent. We tracked down the building.

• This landlord just learned rats are expensive. A Queens proprietor just got hit with a $31 million judgment. We dug into what happened.

• And somehow, there’s still a Brooklyn one-bedroom on the market for under $375,000 — and yes, it’s actually cute. We found it just for you.

Because no one does real estate drama quite like New York — and someone has to bring the gossip to brunch. It might as well be you.

Bisou bitches,

M.M. Foxe

P.S. Have some good gossip? Email me anonymously @ foxe@pompeiia.co

Drama on the Upper West

Angelina Jolie may have found her next New York apartment — and if she buys it, we’ll technically be neighbors. Bonjour, bitch! You’re overpaying.

My father has lived in Chatsworth for 46 years — firmly rent stabilized.

Our neighbor has held down a one-bedroom apartment there for equally as long — and she pays $750 in rent. Less than a pair of shoes Taylor Swift just wore.

Angelina was recently spotted touring the recently minted $22,000,000 penthouse in the Chatsworth — the Beaux Arts building on the south corner of 72nd and Riverside Drive (right before the boulevard monstrosity of former Trump buildings).

The maintenance? Upwards of $12,000 a month.

Frankly, I hope she buys it. My doormen could use the thrill.

This Landlord Just Learned Rats Are Expensive

Meet one of New York’s worst landlords: Rajmattie Persaud.

Recently listed as one of the top 100 worst in NYC (who knew that was an accolade?) Persaud is paying an unprecedented $31,000,000 in court-ordered penalties for neglecting his tenants.

The gossip? In short, he and his company allowed over 1,000 hazardous housing code violations to pile up while continuing to collect monthly rent.

Tenants faced rat infestations, poor insulation, and lack of running water in across multiple apartment buildings

Does this guy win for NYC’s biggest fuck boy? I say yes.

Yuck. Our mayor is responsible for the win. Good for him.

Foxe’s Pick - The Cutest Apartment in Brooklyn You Can (Maybe) Afford

Because daydreaming is our biggest sin — and scroll time — here’s the unsung gem in Brooklyn for under $375,000.

16 94th Street, #4-F, in a co-op in Fort Hamilton, a one-bed + one bath, is for sale for $365,000.

With a drop-down living room (Mad Men style), an original mint green art-deco bathroom (the built-in hamper screams of NYC — those of us who grew up in pre-war apartments remember trying to fit inside. I can’t be the only one).

With a separate dining room and direct sunlight — this might be the best deal in Brooklyn right now.

À la prochaine,

M.M. Foxe